Quotes
Authors
Karl Popper

"We should realize that, if [Socrates] demanded that the wisest men should rule, he clearly stressed that he did not mean the learned men; in fact, he was skeptical of all professional learnedness, whether it was that of the philosophers or of the learned men of his own generation, the Sophists. The wisdom he meant was of a different kind. It was simply the realization: how little do I know! Those who did not know this, he taught, knew nothing at all. This is the true scientific spirit."

-- Karl Popper

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“So the idea that there is nothing essential, in the sense that there are no human universals, is dogma. Ask most anyone who is going to be shot at dawn.”

Source : Catharine A. MacKinnon (2007). “Are Women Human?”, p.53, Harvard University Press
“One can put some trust in the gratitude of a sovereign, and also in that of his family; under certain conditions, one can even rely upon it; but one can never expect anything from the gratitude of a nation.”
“We can't change the past, but we can look to the future, and we can - we can hold ourselves accountable, to our - not just to our - our children but to all aspects of the - the world we interact with”

Source : "Face the Nation" with Bob Schieffer, www.cbsnews.com. July 29, 2012.
“I am very annoyed about this issue. Why canâ€™t it be a choice? Why is that any less legitimate? It seems weâ€™re just ceding this point to bigots who are demanding it, and I donâ€™t think that they should define the terms of the debate. I also feel like people think I was walking around in a cloud and didnâ€™t realize I was gay, which I find really offensive. I find it offensive to me, but I also find it offensive to all the men Iâ€™ve been out with.”
“I don't pay attention to the ratings.”
“To fill a small bag means selecting,and choosing, and evaluating. There's no logicial end to that process. Pretty soon I would have a big bag, and then two or three. A month later I'd be like the rest of you.”
“To me, travel is more valuable than any stupid piece of bling money can buy”
“In fact, I love singing. I just have a small problem with pitch, tune, melody, and lyrics. But that's never stopped me.”

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